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i8ge.12xlarge

Part of the I8GE Storage Optimized family — High, sequential read/write access to large local datasets.

Name:iStorage Optimized (High I/O NVMe)i = Storage Optimized (High I/O NVMe)Equipped with high-performance local NVMe SSDs delivering millions of low-latency IOPS for high-frequency transaction processing.88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.eExtra Capacity / Expansione = Extra Capacity / ExpansionExpanded configuration offering a higher memory-to-vCPU ratio or increased local NVMe storage density per core.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 384 GB RAM • 30000 GB NVMe SSD • 75 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$5.6952/ hr
~$4,157.50/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
48 cores • arm64
Memory
384GB
8.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.1186/ vCPU-hr
$0.0148/GB-hr
Network
75 Gbps
Baseline: 75 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,875MB/s
Max: 60,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores48
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,412,492
CoreMark / vCPU29,426.9 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding292 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar248,014 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.1186
Cost per GB-hr$0.0148

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods350 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs12
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs360 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance75 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth75 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth75 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (30000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk30,000 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS60,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS60,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput15000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-08-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$5.6952/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$7.5222/ hr
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$6.4651/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
19regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 19 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
Highest
$7.5222
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$6.1488
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$6.4764
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$6.7032
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$6.8292
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$6.8292
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$6.1488
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$6.7032
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$6.8796
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$6.8796
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$6.3000
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$6.8040
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$6.3000
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$6.6276
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$6.6276
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$5.9724
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$5.6952
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$5.6952
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$5.6952